Zhen Duo
珍多
11 years old
Kunming Zoo
Zhen Duo (珍多, studbook #928) is a male giant panda born August 4, 2014 at the Chengdu Research Base. Son of Qi Zhen and ...
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Kunming Zoo
zoo Kunming, China
Kunming Zoo, located in Wuhua District, Kunming, Yunnan Province, is one of the oldest municipal zoos in southwest China, adjacent to the 4A-level scenic spot Green Lake Park and the main campus of Yunnan University. Home to over 1400 individual animals representing 240 species, its collection includes endemic Yunnan species such as the critically endangered *Nomascus concolor* (western black crested gibbon), *Rhinopithecus bieti* (black-and-white snub-nosed monkey, listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List and Appendix I of CITES), and *Elephas maximus* (Asian elephant), alongside flagship species *Ailuropoda melanoleuca* (giant panda). It operates under the supervision of the Kunming Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, and holds formal membership in the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens. The zoo's conservation work focuses on endemic species of the Hengduan Mountains and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, with long-term collaboration with partners including the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, the World Wide Fund for Nature Yunnan Office,
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Start with the pandas, then move outward into the surrounding archive
This page gathers the residents linked to Kunming Zoo, the key moments recorded here, nearby institutions, and the articles that add context.
Resident archive
Pandas connected to this place
1 panda recorded
Currently at Kunming Zoo
The pandas currently recorded at this institution.
Recorded moments
Archive timeline at Kunming Zoo
2016
Nov 17
Zhen Duo transferred to Yunnan
Zhen Duo and Mao Zhu transferred to Yunnan Wildlife Park (Kunming Zoo) — the first pandas to live in Yunnan Province.
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Aug 4
2015
Jul 26
In the library
Further reading on Kunming Zoo
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The Ultimate Panda Documentary Guide: 50+ Films Every Panda Lover Needs to Watch
A curated global guide to over 50 panda documentaries spanning seven decades, seven thematic categories, and ten countries — from Pan Wenshi's raw Qinling field recordings in the 1990s to the 2024 Korean theatrical release Goodbye, Grandpa. Every film is verified, reviewed, and linked to the real pandas, keepers, and breeding centers behind the footage.
documentary film guide
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How to Become a Panda Keeper: More Than Just Shoveling Poo
Becoming a panda keeper is statistically harder than gaining admission to many elite universities — annual acceptance rates at the Chengdu Research Base are below 5%. This article explores the education, physical demands, emotional resilience, and daily realities of panda keeping, featuring interviews with keepers who describe their work as 'the most difficult, least glamorous, and most meaningful job in animal care.'
career keeper job
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Bifengxia Base: The First Stop for Every Returning Overseas Panda
Nestled in the misty mountains above Ya'an, Sichuan, the Bifengxia Panda Base is the quiet epicenter of the global panda diaspora — the place every overseas-born panda first encounters when it returns to China. With its cool climate, abundant bamboo, and specialized quarantine facilities, Bifengxia has processed every major panda homecoming of the modern era, from Tai Shan in 2010 to Fu Bao in 2024.
bifengxia homecoming quarantine
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World map
Where this place sits in the wider panda world
📍 All Locations
Coordinates: 25.0536 N, 102.7155 E
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About Kunming Zoo
Kunming Zoo, located in Wuhua District, Kunming, Yunnan Province, is one of the oldest municipal zoos in southwest China, adjacent to the 4A-level scenic spot Green Lake Park and the main campus of Yunnan University. Home to over 1400 individual animals representing 240 species, its collection includes endemic Yunnan species such as the critically endangered Nomascus concolor (western black crested gibbon), Rhinopithecus bieti (black-and-white snub-nosed monkey, listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List and Appendix I of CITES), and Elephas maximus (Asian elephant), alongside flagship species Ailuropoda melanoleuca (giant panda). It operates under the supervision of the Kunming Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, and holds formal membership in the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens.
The zoo's conservation work focuses on endemic species of the Hengduan Mountains and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, with long-term collaboration with partners including the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, the World Wide Fund for Nature Yunnan Office,